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Transcontinental Bike Trip:
August 18 to Sept 29
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Training Wheels Issue #7Great to see Family and Friends again.
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| September 19 – 22 Birmingham. ~ Rest and Chore Days – With a few days to spare, we made good use of our time, cleaning the RV, restocking, showering, answering email, going to the pool, shopping. After 2 days, we were “antsy to ride”. Bobby and Alinda took a short spin. On Friday, Debbie and Dean Nakos prepared a “to die for” vegetarian meal. On Saturday, we feasted at the Siegs – Lebanese style. More than 25 people celebrated our arrival in Birmingham. |
This cake was so pretty it was hard to cut.
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| September 23, Sunday – 54.50 miles, Dickert, AL (8 miles east of Pine Mountain, GA) – We departed Birmingham with tons of leftovers, a restocked refrigerator, and energy to burn. Arriving in Dickert, AL, with our new sag man “Tom Terrific” and new rider Jack Burke of Charleston, WV, we happily hopped on our bikes. Jack was surprised by the hills, loved the cotton fields, and enjoyed the homes and obvious history of Alabama. We crossed into Georgia and ended the day at an RV park in Pine Mountain, GA, outside Calloway Gardens – quite a lovely area. | 
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| September 24, Monday – 8 miles east of Pine Mountain, GA, - 2 miles east of Ft. Valley, GA, Distance – 94.5 miles – “A Rainy Night in Georgia” preceded a drizzling day for the riders. Temperature in low 70’s. Many small towns. The real ride was Pine Mountain. We rode every direction of Pine Mountain including the 10-mile ridge. We visited “FDR’s Little White House” and learned more about FDR and the 1925-1945 era. We saw the “Unfinished Portrait of FDR” – he died while the artist was painting and upon his collapse, the artist never made another stroke to the portrait. FDR died of cerebral hemorrhage – stroke. I thank God for Bobby’s recovery. The day’s ride ended with pecan groves on both sides of the road. A GREAT DAY TO RIDE! |
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| SEPTEMBER 25, Tuesday – 2 miles east of Ft. Valley, GA, Distance – 108.5 miles – Jack Burke, 59 years old (young), joined us for the final week. Today, he accomplished his greatest mileage – 108.5 miles. We celebrated with McFlurries. Pecan groves and cotton, peanuts, and soybean fields lined our path. The roads were very good and the Willie Nelson song, “Blue Sky Following Me” was the tune of the day. |
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September 26, Wednesday – Denmark, GA, Distance – 51 miles – With thoughts of a shrimp feast, we pedaled over rolling hills.
Arriving in Statesboro, we feasted and relaxed at Bill Ray and Nancy Perrine’s – sloppy joes, shrimp, macaroni salad, brownies, and
chocolate chip cookies. This food makes the trip worth every minute. |
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